Schedule 1

Regulation 3

Notice served in accordance with section 22 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (as amended)

Notice of Rent Review

The purpose of this notice is to inform you the tenant(s), that a review of the rent under your residential
tenancy has been carried out and a new rent set on foot of that review. This notice states the amount of
the new rent and the date from which it is to have effect.

Any dispute in relation to the new rent must be referred to the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) under
Part 6 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 before:
(a) the date the new rent becomes payable (this must be at least 90 days after the date of service of this
notice); or
(b) the expiry of 28 days from the date that the tenant receives this notice, whichever is the later date.

Part A - Tenant Details*

Name of Tenant 1

Name of Tenant 2

Name of Tenant 3

Name of Tenant 4

*If there are more than four tenants, include details of these tenants on a separate page and attach to this notice.

Part B - Dwelling Subject to Tenancy

1. RT Number:
(Registered Tenancy Number)

2. Address of Dwelling 4 Orby Avenue, The Gallops, Leopardstown, Dublin 18

Subject to Tenancy:

Eircode: D18 HF34

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 Part C - Landlord /Authorised Agent

3. Landlord’s/Authorised
Keane Thompson
Agent’s name:

4. Landlord’s/Authorised
Unit 1, 3 Sandyford Village, Sandyford, Dublin 18
Agent’s contact details:

012989384

Part D - Details of New Rent

5. Previous rent amount: € 2,457.00

6. Date last notice of rent

09 / 10 / 2020
review was served:

7. New rent amount: € 2,553.00

(For tenancies in Rent Pressure Zones (RPZs), please use the RTB Rent Pressure Zone calculator on
the RTB’s website (www.rtb.ie) to determine the maximum rent increase, if any, that can apply. Please
print off or save a copy of the relevant calculation provided by the calculator for your records and
also attach a copy with this notice.

8. Date from which new rent becomes payable:

15 / 01 / 2022

Visit www.rtb.ie to use the Rent Pressure Zone calculator to automatically calculate the new rent. It is
required that landlords attach a copy of that calculation to this Notice of Rent Review.

This Notice of Rent Review must be served by the Landlord on the Tenant(s) at least 90 days before the
new rent becomes payable. There are also restrictions on how frequently rent reviews can take place –
once every 12 months for tenancies located in RPZs and every 24 months for tenancies located outside
RPZs. For more details on rent reviews and to find out if your tenancy is in a RPZ, visit www.rtb.ie

Landlords must inform the RTB of the new rent and any updated details for the tenancy register,
within one month of the new rent becoming payable. For the consequences of failing to do so, see the
Important Note below.

If a landlord does not comply with the requirements for setting rent in RPZs, the landlord shall be guilty
of an offence and may be liable to a sanction by the RTB – see the Important Note below.

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 Part E - Details of Comparable Dwellings

[insert
Jana Keane of Keane name of landlord]
Thompson
9. I, , state that in my opinion the new rent is not
greater than the market rent, having regard to the other terms of the tenancy, and letting values of
dwellings of a similar size, type and character to the dwelling subject to tenancy and situated in a
comparable area as the the dwelling subject to tenancy.
The amount of rent sought for 3 dwellings of similar size, type and character to the dwelling subject to
tenancy and situated in a comparable area is set out below.
“Amount of rent sought” means the amount of rent specified for the letting of a dwelling in an
advertisement. The date of the advertisement must be within the 4 week period immediately preceding
the date on which this notice is served.
The landlord must provide the details of each comparable dwelling below (size, type, character and address) and specify the
amount of rent sought.
Details Rent

Dwelling 1
Brookfield Terrace, Off Carysfort Avenue, Blackrock, Co. Dublin €2,800 per month

Dwelling 2
Carrickmines wood, Carrickmines, Dublin 18 €3,200 per month

Dwelling 3

Glenbourne Close, Dublin 18, Leopardstown, Dublin 18 €2,560 per month

It is recommended that landlords attach copies of the 3 advertisements to this notice.

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 Part F - RPZ Exemption
This Part must only be filled out by a landlord where the dwelling subject to tenancy is in a RPZ and the
landlord seeks to rely on one of the exemptions to the requirement that the rent set must be calculated
in accordance with the Rent Pressure Zone Calculator (see s.19(5)(b) and (5A) of the Residential Tenancies
Act 2004 and the RTB’s website, www.rtb.ie).

To rely on the RPZ exemption for a rent review, there must have been a substantial change in the nature
of the accommodation. There will be a “substantial change in the nature of the accommodation” where
one of the 3 categories of works identified below have been carried out and where such works do not
solely consist of works carried out to comply with the landlord’s obligation under section 12(1)(b) of
the Residential Tenancies Act 2004, including to meet the minimum standards for residential rented
accommodation. The substantial change must result in the market rent for the dwelling subject to tenancy
being greater than when the rent was last set.

[insert name of landlord]

10. I, , confirm that the restrictions on setting rents
in RPZs do not apply to the dwelling subject to tenancy by reason of the exemption selected below.

Please tick the exemption relied on:

a. Exemption 1 (Permanent Extension)

Works were carried out that consist of a permanent extension to the dwelling subject to tenancy
that increased the floor area (within the meaning of Article 6 of the Building Regulations 1997 (S.I.
No. 497 of 1997)) of the dwelling by an amount equal to not less than 25% of the floor area (within
such meaning) of the dwelling as it stood immediately before the commencement of those works.

b. Exemption 2 (BER improved by 7 or more)

In the case of a dwelling to which the European Union (Energy Performance of Buildings)
Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 243 of 2012) apply, works that resulted in the BER (within the meaning of
those Regulations) being improved by not less than 7 building energy ratings.

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 Part F - RPZ Exemption (continued)

c. Exemption 3 (Other works as required below)

Works were carried out to the dwelling subject to tenancy that resulted in any 3 or more of the
following (please tick as appropriate):

The internal layout of the dwelling being permanently altered;

The dwelling being adapted to provide for access and use by

a person with a disability, within the meaning of the Disability
Act 2005;

A permanent increase in the number of rooms in the dwelling;

In the case of a dwelling to which the European Union

(Energy Performance of Buildings) Regulations 2012
(S.I. No. 243 of 2012) apply and that has a BER of D1 or
lower, the BER (within the meaning of those Regulations)
being improved by not less than 3 building energy ratings;

In the case of a dwelling to which the European Union

(Energy Performance of Buildings) Regulations 2012
(S.I. No. 243 of 2012) apply and that has a BER of C3
or higher, the BER (within the meaning of those Regulations)
being improved by not less than 2 building energy ratings.

[insert name of landlord]

11. I, , confirm
that the works carried out and identified by the box(es) ticked
above do not solely consist of works carried out for the purposes
of complying with a landlord’s obligation under section 12(1)(b)
of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004, as amended, including to
meet the minimum standards for residential rental accommodation.
(Tick the box provided to confirm).

If a landlord relies on one of the exemptions above, the landlord must also serve a RPZ Notification of
Exemption form on the RTB (together with supporting documents) within one month of this notice being
served. For the consequences of failing to do so, see the Important Note below.

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 Part G - Declaration by the Landlord

This section must be completed for all rent reviews.

12. I declare that all the information that I have given on this notice is correct.

Signature: [To be signed by the landlord]

or

Signature: [To be signed by authorised agent]

Name:
in BLOCK CAPITALS [Insert Name in BLOCK CAPITALS]

Date signed & served: / /

Checklist for Landlords

Where a landlord carries out a rent review, the landlord must:
1. Serve a valid notice of rent review on the tenant (in the form attached).

2. Inform the RTB of the new rent set and any other details that have changed since the
tenancy was last registered, within one month of the new rent becoming payable (the
easiest thing to do is to complete the Tenancy Update form on the RTB’s website and
send it to the RTB).

3. Where a landlord relies on an exemption to the RPZ rent increase restriction, serve
the RTB with the prescribed change to Notice of Exemption from RPZ Rent Restriction
within one month of any notice of rent review being served (visit www.rtb.ie for the
prescribed form). The landlord must attach documents that support the exemption
relied upon.

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 IMPORTANT NOTE

Rent Reviews and Rent Pressure Zones (RPZs)

Please see the RTB website for further information and assistance in relation to rent reviews in RPZs
(www.rtb.ie) including a Rent Pressure Zone Calculator to calculate the maximum permissible rent increase
(if any) for a particular dwelling.

Offences
A person will be guilty of an offence under the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 where the person:
a) fails to comply with the RPZ rent increase restriction (Sections 19(4A) and (6A) of the Residential
Tenancies Act 2004 refers);
b) fails to comply with the requirement to serve the RTB with the prescribed Notice of Exemption from
the RPZ rent restriction and supporting documents within one month of the setting of the rent
(Sections 19(5B) and (6C) of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 refers);
c) includes information in or with the prescribed Notice of Exemption from the RPZ rent restriction
knowing it to be false or misleading in a material respect or is reckless as to whether it is false or
misleading (Sections 19(5B) and (6B) of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 refers).
A person guilty of an offence under the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 shall, in accordance with section
9 of that Act, be liable on summary conviction to a Class B fine (currently, valued to a maximum of €4,000
under the Fines Act 2010) or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or both.
If the contravention in respect of which a person is convicted of an offence under the Residential
Tenancies Act 2004, is continued after the conviction, the person is guilty of a further offence on every day
on which the contravention continues and for each such offence the person shall be liable on summary
conviction to a Class E fine (currently, valued to a maximum of €500 under the Fines Act 2010).

Sanctions
The RTB has an investigations and sanctions unit dedicated to investigating certain potential breaches of
the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 by a landlord. The breaches of the law that the RTB may investigate are
referred to as “Improper Conduct” (Part 7A and Schedule 2 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 refer).
Improper Conduct includes where the landlord contravenes:
a) the RPZ rent increase restriction under section 19(4A) of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004;
b) the requirement to serve the RTB with the prescribed Notice of Exemption from the RPZ rent
restriction and supporting documents within one month of the setting of the rent;
c) the requirement to inform the RTB of an alteration to the rent payable and any other details that have
altered since the tenancy was last registered within one month of such an alteration occurring.
Improper conduct by a landlord can result in the RTB imposing a fine of up to €15,000 and a further
€15,000 in costs.

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